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JWST rules out exomoons around LP 890-9 c; Kipping shows how to find them
Analysis of LP 890-9 c rules out large moons with 95% confidence
1 Sep 13 6:30 PM · 10d ago · 2 articles · 2 sources · development 1 of 2
Kipping analyzed twelve JWST transits of exoplanet LP 890-9 c, confirming no moons larger than 0.1 Earth radii orbit it—making this the most sensitive exomoon search ever conducted outside our solar system, despite the planet's proximity to its host star making long-term moon survival unlikely.
David Kipping Columbia astronomer, Cool Worlds host
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first by Phys.org, 10d ago
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